Get the look: Everyone at the Met Gala was wearing this one makeup item
While rosy pink lipstick has been popular recently, especially at this year’s Emmy Awards, it was a pink blush that was the common makeup denominator at fashion’s biggest night of the year, The Met...
View ArticleDirector Sofia Coppola has a new release: A lip balm
The director, known for her movies like “Priscilla,” “The Virgin Suicides” and“Lost in Translation,” has overseen a new range of three softly-coloured shades. Each features the brand’s famous...
View ArticleAt 78, Debbie Harry proves pink makeup is perfect at any age
The Blondie singer has always been a trend-setter. The star’s messy blonde ‘do and statement-making, punk-inflected style has never waned over the decades she’s been in the public eye, which is one...
View ArticleHow to apply stick foundation, the travel-friendly face base
While we often think of foundation as a liquid formula, stick foundations were actually some of the first developed. These thick, emollient foundations were commonly used in theater and performance as...
View ArticleGlossier is coming to MECCA shelves, here’s what to try
In October last year, after a decade-long wait, hip, hyped US-based skincare and makeup brand Glossier finally opened up its online shipping to shoppers Down Under. Now, we’ll have a better chance to...
View ArticleMAC Cosmetics marks 30 years of ‘Viva Glam’ charity lipstick with new shades
Since 1994, MAC has raised over US$520,000,000 with its famous lipstick, where 100% of the selling price goes to fund and raise awareness for HIV/AIDS programs. To mark the 30 year anniversary of its...
View ArticleBlush is bang on trend (still) as new makeup releases abound
Yes, we’re still banging on about blush. It’s because the cheek colour products are still landing on counters every week as they try and keep up with our demand for a fresh flush. The blushes come in...
View ArticleMakeup artist reveals common mistakes ‘that add 10 years to your face’
British makeup artist Wayne Goss has gained a huge following on YouTube sharing his makeup application tips and tricks, with a channel that now boasts 4 million followers. He also has his own makeup...
View ArticleThe best makeup primers to flatter your skin and help makeup last longer
Using the right primer as a base can help make your makeup look better, last longer and correct colour imbalances hard to do with foundation alone. It can feel like adding another step between even a...
View ArticleComedian Celeste Barber launches makeup brand Booie Beauty
The pair have created an accessibly-priced range of makeup for those wanting to pare their routine down to just a few products, as well as those that find the abundance of product options that already...
View ArticleIt’s back! Blue makeup makes a return, and it’s surprisingly flattering
For some of us, it’s hard to consider the thought. Blue eyeshadow remains firmly entrenched in the trend wasteland of the 80s, never to return again. But like our recent obsession with blush, another...
View ArticleBlake Lively and Gigi Hadid do ‘superhero glam’ at movie premiere
It was supposed to be Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman’s night. The superstar actors certainly did walk the red carpet at the premiere of their new Marvel flick ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’ in New York City....
View Article10 of the best new options for National Lipstick Day
Whether there there deserves to be a national day of recognition for lipstick is not the point. One exists, and according to nationaldaycalendar.com and a plethora of cosmetics companies, that day each...
View Article‘Euphoria’ makeup artist’s inventive beauty line has just launched here
It’s the TV series that launched a million makeup looks. The impact Euphoria’s head makeup artist Donni Davy has had on the beauty landscape over the past several years can’t be understated. Known for...
View ArticleYour lips but better: The glowy gloss to wear for spring
We’re loving the light-hearted nature of beauty right now. There’s also a playful element of fun that promotes wearing what you love, and not feeling too constrained with ‘rules’ about what to apply...
View ArticleThe best face powders for a flawless, modern skin finish
It’s been a minute since anyone was talking about powder. The needle on beauty’s hype-meter has been hovering somewhere between fresh, dewy and glowing skin or the pretty flush of a rosy blush. Face...
View ArticleDolly Parton launches her own makeup line with ‘Jolene’ lipstick
Country music superstar Dolly Parton is extending her involvement in the beauty business. Following her perfume launch in 2021, 78-year-old Parton has now revealed she has created a brand called Dolly...
View ArticleHow to get the perfect foundation finish: A makeup artist shares her top tips
Even if you apply makeup every day, you’ll know some days, it looks better than others. We consulted Nica Marcello, Elizabeth Arden National Education Manager, on some application traps to look out...
View ArticleHow to find the perfect nude lipstick to suit your skin tone
But similarly with our go-to blue denim, it can be tricky to find a hit that suits. One does not always fit all. It’s why finding the ‘perfect nude’ lipstick is one of the most common things makeup...
View ArticleDries Van Noten’s chic lipstick and fragrance launches Down Under
Dries Van Noten is one of Belgium’s best known and loved fashion designers. A master of colour and print juxtaposition, his ready-to-wear collections have become sought-after by those that admire their...
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